Lance E. Nichols

Acting

Lance E. Nichols

Born July 13, 1955New Orleans, Louisiana, USA132 credits

Lance E. Nichols (born July 13, 1955) is an American actor from New Orleans, Louisiana, best known for playing dentist Larry Williams on Treme. A graduate of McDonogh 35 High School and the University of New Orleans, he is also known for his roles in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and House of Cards and is a frequent presence in films that were made in the city. In 2012 he appeared as a character similar to his Treme character, and also named "Larry", in a commercial for Chase Bank that also featured Drew Brees and his family and was aired during the broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI.

Known For

Kill Code

Kill Code

Movie

2026

Starbright
7.3

Starbright

Movie

2026

Demascus
7.6

Demascus

TV

2025

Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries: Blessings in Disguise
7.5

Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries: Blessings in Disguise

Movie

2025

Wellwood
5.6

Wellwood

Movie

2025

Caddo Lake
7.2

Caddo Lake

Movie

2024

Filmography

Kill Code
2026Kill Codeas CameronMovie
Starbright
2026Starbrightas RichardMovie
Demascus
2025Demascusas JamesTV
Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries: Blessings in Disguise
2025Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries: Blessings in Disguiseas Chief TwitchellMovie
Wellwood
2025Wellwoodas Sheriff BradleyMovie
Caddo Lake
2024Caddo Lakeas Doctor MitchellMovie
The Last Summer
2024The Last Summeras BillMovie
Unsung Hero
2024Unsung Heroas Art MeriweatherMovie
The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Story
2024The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Storyas Dwaine RobbinsMovie
What They Found
2023What They Foundas JamesMovie
The Burial
2023The Burialas Judge GravesMovie
American Outlaws
2023American Outlawsas Willy SpencerMovie
Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis
2022Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewisas John PerniaMovie
B
2022Benedictionas PastorMovie
The Contrast
2022The Contrastas Mr. Van RoughMovie
Heart of Champions
2021Heart of Championsas President Jack HarrisMovie
Palmer
2021Palmeras SibsMovie
Stella for Star
2019Stella for Staras ChuckMovie
Christmas on the Range
2019Christmas on the Rangeas GusMovie
Semper Fi
2019Semper Fias BalfourMovie
Above Suspicion
2019Above Suspicionas Agent BaumgartenMovie
The Chosen
2019The Chosenas SolTV
B
2018BFA New Orleansas Dean Benjamin MorganMovie
Assassination Nation
2018Assassination Nationas FBI Agent Richard VernonMovie
The Purge
2018The Purgeas OtisTV
Mara
2018Maraas McCarthyMovie
The Domestics
2018The Domesticsas WinstonMovie
Black Water
2018Black Wateras BuchananMovie
Camera Obscura
2017Camera Obscuraas Lt. VincentMovie
Believe
2016Believeas Mayor HarrisMovie
The Perfect Weapon
2016The Perfect Weaponas PoliticianMovie
Before I Wake
2016Before I Wakeas DetectiveMovie
Here Comes Rusty
2016Here Comes Rustyas KeithMovie
Navy Seals vs. Zombies
2016Navy Seals vs. Zombiesas Senator AbramsMovie
Heist
2015Heistas Captain MichaelsMovie
Woodlawn
2015Woodlawnas JuniorMovie
Shark Lake
2015Shark Lakeas Lewis GallowayMovie
Fantastic Four
2015Fantastic Fouras DC Senior Official (Area 57)Movie
June
2015Juneas Dr. WynstromMovie
The Livingston Gardener
2015The Livingston Gardeneras Warden Bishop WellsMovie
A Sort of Homecoming
2015A Sort of Homecomingas HalMovie
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014The Town that Dreaded Sundownas Arkansas MayorMovie
Left Behind
2014Left Behindas Pastor Bruce BarnesMovie
American Heist
2014American Heistas Auto Shop BossMovie
13 Sins
201413 Sinsas Police CaptainMovie
Moms' Night Out
2014Moms' Night Outas RonaldMovie
Elsa & Fred
2014Elsa & Fredas Maitre D'Movie
Homefront
2013Homefrontas Senior DEA AgentMovie
Fractured
2013Fracturedas Doctor EdwardsMovie
Beautiful Creatures
2013Beautiful Creaturesas Mayor SnowMovie
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgiaas Pastor WellsMovie
House of Cards
2013House of Cardsas Gene ClancyTV
Straight A's
2013Straight A'sas Dr. CarrMovie
Susie's Hope
2013Susie's HopeMovie
The Campaign
2012The Campaignas Denning Mayor (uncredited)Movie
Hell and Mr Fudge
2012Hell and Mr Fudgeas ArnoldMovie
Stash House
2012Stash Houseas PriestMovie
National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie
2012National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movieas BuckMovie
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
2012Jeff, Who Lives at Homeas Elderly Man / Phone (voice)Movie
Contraband
2012Contrabandas CBP AgentMovie
Storm War
2011Storm Waras Senator AldrichMovie
October Baby
2011October Babyas Dr. StewartMovie
American Horror Story
2011American Horror Storyas Detective SanchezTV
Creature
2011Creatureas Old ManMovie
Swamp Shark
2011Swamp Sharkas SimonMovie
Samuel Bleak
2011Samuel Bleakas LesterMovie
The Mortician
2011The Morticianas AuggieMovie
W
2011Where I Beginas PatrickMovie
National Lampoon's Snatched
2011National Lampoon's Snatchedas SpudMovie
Welcome to the Rileys
2010Welcome to the Rileysas Hamilton 'Ham' WatkinsMovie
Knucklehead
2010Knuckleheadas Milton's DadMovie
Mirrors 2
2010Mirrors 2as Detective HustonMovie
The Chameleon
2010The Chameleonas FBI Doctor (as Lance Nichols)Movie
The Price of Flowers
2010The Price of FlowersMovie
The Last Song
2010The Last Songas Pastor HarrisMovie
Hurricane Season
2010Hurricane Seasonas Pastor at Rec CenterMovie
I Love You Phillip Morris
2010I Love You Phillip Morrisas Houston JudgeMovie
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleansas Jeremiah GoodhusbandMovie
Night of the Demons
2009Night of the Demonsas Seargent DawsonMovie
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonas PreacherMovie
Living Proof
2008Living Proofas Dr. BrownMovie
American Violet
2008American Violetas Mr. MossMovie
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
2008A Good Man Is Hard to Findas Deacon SmithMovie
Racing for Time
2008Racing for Timeas Keith SimonsMovie
Big Shots
2007Big Shotsas Boardmember #2TV
The Loop
2006The Loopas Air Marshall #1TV
Snow Wonder
2005Snow Wonderas BoudreauxMovie
Oil Storm
2005Oil Stormas Frank MilnerMovie
The Brooke Ellison Story
2004The Brooke Ellison Storyas Play Off OfficialMovie
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas MinisterTV
Runaway Jury
2003Runaway Juryas Agent ShieldMovie
Frailty
2002Frailtyas FBI Agent #4Movie
The Shield
2002The Shieldas GeneTV
Firestarter: Rekindled
2002Firestarter: Rekindledas Medical ExaminerTV
K-PAX
2001K-PAXas David PatelMovie
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Taleas Principal JonesMovie
Something to Sing About
2000Something to Sing Aboutas CouncilmanMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas JayTV
Charmed
1998Charmedas JoeTV
Oh Baby
1998Oh BabyTV
Snake Eyes
1998Snake Eyesas Cop #3Movie
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fictionas Officer Shields (segment "Gratuity")TV
Smart Guy
1997Smart Guyas LarryTV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997Buffy the Vampire Slayeras Middle-Aged ManTV
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Evidence Room OfficerTV
Home Invasion
1997Home Invasionas Dr. RoyceMovie
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996Everybody Loves Raymondas MackTV
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996The Jamie Foxx Showas Lamonte LassacierTV
The Steve Harvey Show
1996The Steve Harvey Showas Man in Chicken SuitTV
3rd Rock from the Sun
19963rd Rock from the Sunas Security SalesmanTV
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Showas WarrenTV
As Good As Dead
1995As Good As Deadas Police OfficerMovie
NewsRadio
1995NewsRadioas GeorgeTV
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Minister RussellTV
ER
1994ERas Detective BarnesTV
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murderas Car JackerTV
Mad About You
1992Mad About Youas Dr. EcksteinTV
Renegade
1992Renegadeas DeputyTV
Martin
1992Martinas Pa DukeTV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas ProducerTV
Side Out
1990Side Outas Taxi DriverMovie
Alien Nation
1989Alien Nationas Delivery ManTV
Project X
1987Project Xas HamerMovie
Matlock
1986Matlockas Reporter / StuTV
Amazing Stories
1985Amazing Storiesas security guardTV
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas Cabbie (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")TV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas PolicemanTV
Cheers
1982Cheersas BailiffTV
Grey Area
1982Grey Areaas CecilMovie
Coalescence
—Coalescenceas ProfessorMovie
Mississippi Scholar
—Mississippi Scholaras Dr. AllenMovie
B
—Bad Habitas DonMovie